22.1053, Confs: Historical Linguistics, Sociolinguistics/Spain

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Subject: 22.1053, Confs: Historical Linguistics, Sociolinguistics/Spain

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Date: 02-Mar-2011
From: Olga Fullana [olga.fullana at udg.edu]
Subject: Problems and Methods of the History of Language

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Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:04:23
From: Olga Fullana [olga.fullana at udg.edu]
Subject: Problems and Methods of the History of Language

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Problems and Methods of the History of Language 

Date: 20-Jun-2011 - 22-Jun-2011 
Location: Girona, Spain 
Contact: Olga Fullana 
Contact Email: olga.fullana at udg.edu 
Meeting URL: http://www.udg.edu/ghl 

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics 

Meeting Description: 

The 8th International Colloquium 'Problems and Methods of History of 
Language: The Space of Languages' will focus on the emergence and 
death of languages, fundamental processes that have become very topical, 
both in the Catalan context and for understanding the role of languages in a 
globalized world. In these processes two factors are decisive: the first is the 
magnitude (of the language, of each dialect, of the groupings of dialects) 
that makes a language viable; the second is the distance (purely linguistic 
distance between each dialect, or between the dialect and its language or, 
more precisely, its linguistic prototype) that allows or prevents the 
'individuation' of a language. We start from the premise that languages, as 
social constructions, can neither be too large nor too small. This approach 
differs from the prevailing politically correct or mainstream view, because it 
may collide with the basis for certain linguistic rights (those of excessively 
small minorities) or with certain 'scientifically objective' approaches. 
However, we suspect that these issues have a much greater importance 
than specialists have traditionally recognised, at least overtly. If a language 
is always an abstraction of a set of 'real' lects, which is given the value of 
the linguistic 'representation' of a community, it raises the question: are 
there any basic requirements - a minimum and maximum magnitude or a 
minimum and maximum distance - for producing the necessary abstraction? 

Invited Speakers

The Colloquium will bring together renowned specialist who will give the 
following lectures:

Josep M. Nadal i Francesc Feliu (Universitat de Girona): Sobre invencions 
necessàries: elogi de la lingüística.

Carme Junyent (Universitat de Barcelona): És possible un concepte de 
llengua universal?

José Luís Mendívil (Universidad de Zaragoza): El concepto de lengua 
natural. El lenguaje y las lenguas desde el punto de vista biolingüístico.

Jean Michel Eloy (Université de Picardie-Jules Verne): La question de la 
distance linguistique et le concept de langue.

John E. Joseph (University of Edinburg): (title to be confirmed)

Henri Boyer (Université Paul-Valéry-Montpellier III): La force du nombre de 
locuteurs, l'impact des représentations ethnosociolinguistiques.

Juan Carlos Moreno (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid): Lengua, dialecto y 
población de competencias.

Paolo D'Achille (Università degli Studi di Roma3): (title to be confirmed)

Ramon Sistac (Universitat de Lleida): De la construcció de la llengua a la 
destrucció dels dialectes.

Rosanna Sornicola (Università degli Studi di Napoli - Frederico II): Abbiamo 
bisogno di una lingüística emozionale?

Registration

Reduced fee: 50 €(includes conference material, lunches and coffee breaks)
Full Fee: €85 (includes conference material, lunches, coffee breaks and the 
dinner on the 21st)

You can find the registration form at the http://www.udg.edu/ghl website and 
send it to olga.fullana at udg.edu. Once confirmed the registration, you will 
be notified by email where you must pay.

Participants are limited and the registration period ends on June 15 th.

Grants for students: the organization announces grants for ungraduate 
students from the University of Girona, and postgraduate students of any 
university. The grant will exempt from paying the registration fee. Those 
students interested should send a written request no later than May 9, 
accompanied by a copy of the registration form and proof of student status 
at the e-mail address ilcc at udg.edu. The resolution will be communicated 
directly to the beneficiaries the day after the deadline for applications.

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